Meet our new chair, Janice Brown

This week at EDC’s 52nd Annual Dinner, we were honored to officially welcome Janice Brown as EDC’s new board chair. After two years of leadership, Jim Zortman, retired Northrop Grumman executive and EDC chair since 2016, symbolically ‘passed the gavel’ to Janice.

Having served as an EDC board member for eight years, Janice has helped guide the organization’s priorities and is well-equipped to lead EDC’s inclusive growth and #SDlifechanging efforts, among other initiatives. And she’ll do so with more energy and class than we could hope for.

Janice is the founding partner of Brown Law Group, a leading Southern California litigation law firm specializing in all aspects of employment and business litigation. She is known for her professional distinctions as well as her commitment to the community with over 30 years as a trial lawyer with significant trial, arbitration, and appellate experience. Janice received her undergraduate degree in Journalism and graduated with honors from the University of Montana in 1981. She graduated from Gonzaga Law School in two years, and joined the Justice Department’s Honors Program in 1984. At the Department of Justice, she tried lawsuits on behalf of the United States. Her distinguished career includes receiving the Department of Justice “Outstanding Trial Attorney” Award in 1987. Ms. Brown is rated AV®-PreeminentTM by Martindale and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer since 2007.

Brown Law Group’s representative clients include: UPS; Allstate Insurance; CenturyLink; Chelsea Investment Corp.; Coca-Cola; Jerome’s Furniture Warehouse; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; McDonald’s; Toyota; U.S.D.A. Forest Service; Wells Fargo Bank and Xerox Business Services.

You can follow Janice on Twitter at @JPatrice4080.